The New York Jets wear the Classic, their all-white throwback, against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, October 25, at MetLife Stadium (1:00 p.m. ET, CBS), and the field is getting a throwback too. The team posted a rendering on Saturday that replaces the usual midfield logo with the green oval "JETS" logo with the NY behind it and fills both end zones with the italic JETS wordmark, with the oval logo in the corners. It is the Jets' First Responders Appreciation game.
The Uniform, Piece by Piece
The Jets laid out every piece in a graphic on Thursday, October 22, captioned "pulled from the archives," with windows labeled The Classic Helmet, The Classic Jersey and The Classic Pants.
Image: New York Jets
- Helmet: a white shell with a green center stripe split by a thin white line, a gray facemask and the oval logo: "JETS" in white over an outlined NY, with a football at the bottom, on a green oval. The Jets said when they introduced the uniform in July 2024 that the facemask replicates the 1968 headgear and the logo is the one the team used from 1998 to 2018.
- Jersey: white, with green numbers, green and white stripes on the shoulders and sleeves, and a clean front with no patch, which the team called a tribute to the 1968 jersey.
- Pants: white, with a green stripe down the side.
- Socks: white with green stripes.
The green is Legacy Green, the team's current shade, which it describes as a blend of the 1968 Kelly Green and the 1998 to 2018 Hunter Green. The helmet is a separate shell from the all-white White Out helmet the Jets debuted in Week 2, which has a white facemask.
Image: New York Jets
What Changed on the Field
On Saturday morning, October 24, the Jets posted an overhead rendering of the field with the caption "looks familiar" and an eyes emoji.
Compared with the field the Jets have used at home this season, the rendering shows three changes:
- Midfield: the green oval logo with "JETS" in white over the NY and a football, the same logo as the Classic helmet. The regular 2026 field has a white oval with the team's current logo.
- End zones: "JETS" in the slanted, italic wordmark in white on green, in both end zones. The regular field uses the team's current upright wordmark.
- End zone corners: the oval logo replaces the team's current round logo, with the AFC logo in the opposite corner.
The rest is standard: green end zones, white borders, and "It Takes All Of Us" and "Inspire Change" along the end lines, as on the regular field.
The Classic field, as rendered by the team on October 24. Image: New York Jets
For comparison, the regular field before the home opener on September 20. Image: New York Jets
One caveat: what the team posted is a rendering, not a photo of the painted turf. We will update this story once the field is shown on game day.
The History of the Look
The Classic reaches back to the Jets' biggest day. On January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, the Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III, three days after Joe Namath guaranteed a win. Namath was named MVP. The Jets have said the Classic's white jersey and white pants pay homage to what the team wore that day.
Joe Namath in 1965, his rookie year with the Jets. Photo: New York Jets, Jet Stream (1965), via Wikimedia Commons / public domain (published without a copyright notice)
The Jets wore white helmets from 1963 through 1977, with two green stripes from 1964 on. In 1978 they moved to green helmets and a new wordmark with a jet silhouette. The oval logo came back in 1998, when Bill Parcells led a return to the team's AFL-era look, and it stayed through 2018. The Classic blends the two eras: the 1960s white helmet, gray facemask and clean jersey, with the 1998 oval on the side.
The uniform debuted on October 14, 2024, against the Bills at MetLife Stadium. It is the fourth uniform in the Jets' closet this season, alongside Legacy Green, Legacy White and the Gotham City Football Rivalries set, and Sunday is its only confirmed date in 2026.
What We Like About It
The field is what makes this one different. Most NFL throwback games stop at the uniform. Here the Jets carry the same oval logo from the helmet to midfield and into the end zone corners, so the whole broadcast picture matches the uniform. The end zones bring back the italic JETS wordmark, and the green oval at midfield is the same logo the players wear on their helmets.
Our Take
We love these throwbacks: the white helmet with the green stripes and the gray facemask, the clean white jersey and the striped socks. And the throwback field ties it together. The same oval logo runs from the helmet to midfield, so the field and the uniform look like one set.
Also Throwing Back This Week
Week 7 is the deepest throwback week of the season so far:
- Atlanta Falcons vs. 49ers (Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX): the 1966 throwback, a red helmet, black jersey and white pants. It is the first of two throwback dates, with Week 13 against Detroit the second. The Falcons also swapped in a 1966-style profile picture this week, then changed it after some backlash (our Wire item). Full schedule: Falcons 2026 uniform schedule.
- Seattle Seahawks vs. Chiefs (Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): the royal blue throwback jersey on Sunday Night Football, the second of three primetime dates. See the Seahawks 2026 uniform schedule.
Every look for the week is in our NFL Week 7 uniform guide.
The Bottom Line
The Jets wear the Classic on Sunday against Miami: a white helmet with green stripes and a gray facemask, a white jersey, white pants and striped socks, a nod to the 1968 Super Bowl III team. The team's rendering shows a matching field, with the green oval logo at midfield and the italic JETS in both end zones. Miami is expected in aqua. Every confirmed Jets date is on our Jets 2026 uniform schedule, and we log what was actually worn in the NFL uniform tracker.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Jets wearing today against the Dolphins?
The Classic: a white helmet with green stripes and a gray facemask, a white jersey with green numbers, white pants and white socks with green stripes. Kickoff is Sunday, October 25, at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
Why is the Jets field different this week?
It matches the throwback uniform. The rendering the team posted on October 24 puts the green oval logo, the same one on the Classic helmet, at midfield and in the end zone corners, and the italic JETS wordmark in both end zones.
What year is the Jets throwback uniform from?
It honors the 1968 team that won Super Bowl III. The white jersey, white pants and gray facemask come from that era. The helmet logo is the oval the Jets used from 1998 to 2018.
Why are the Jets wearing all white at home?
Because the Classic is a white uniform. The team named it for the Miami game when it announced its 2026 home themes. With the Jets in white, the Dolphins can wear a colored jersey, and they are expected in aqua.
What is the Jets Classic uniform?
An alternate the Jets introduced in July 2024 and debuted on October 14, 2024, against Buffalo. It blends the 1960s white helmet and clean white jersey with the oval logo from 1998 to 2018.
Is the Classic helmet the same as the White Out helmet?
No. The White Out helmet, new in 2026, has a white facemask. The Classic helmet has a gray facemask, green and white center striping and the oval logo.
How many times will the Jets wear the Classic in 2026?
Once, as far as the team has announced: Sunday against Miami, the First Responders Appreciation game.
Who else is wearing a throwback in Week 7?
The Falcons wear their 1966 red helmet and black jersey against the 49ers, and the Seahawks wear royal blue against the Chiefs on Sunday night.
What channel is Dolphins vs. Jets on?
CBS, at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 25, from MetLife Stadium.
What did the Jets wear in Super Bowl III?
White jerseys and white pants with white helmets, according to the team, which says the Classic pays homage to that uniform. The Jets beat the Colts 16-7 on January 12, 1969.
More NFL Coverage
- New York Jets 2026 Uniform Schedule: every confirmed jersey, week by week
- NFL Week 7 Uniforms 2026: what every team is wearing this week
- 2026 NFL Uniform Tracker: what every team wore, game by game
- Every Jets Jersey Ranked: the Classic, Legacy Green, Legacy White and Gotham City
- Falcons 2026 Uniform Schedule: both 1966 throwback dates
